Cosmetology is developing at a rapid pace. Cosmetics are becoming more of a quality, effective and safe. The latest developments of scientists were aimed at enriching cosmetic products with vitamins. Modern technologies for the use of vitamins in cosmetics - the topic of conversation for today.
The most commonly used vitamins in cosmetics are vitamins C, E and K. In high concentrations, they are able to make the skin smoother, refresh its color, improve the condition of blood vessels. This is an excellent example of the interaction of medicine and cosmetology. Creams with vitamins C, E and K began to occur more often in pharmacies and cosmetic shops. These funds work differently than the ingredients of cosmetic products known for many years. They are better adapted to the needs of the skin of a modern woman living in a metropolis.
Vitamin C
Although vitamin C is hardly an "invention" of modern cosmetology, but the full use of this vitamin in cosmetology has happened recently. There are new forms of biologically active vitamin C with much greater stability, that is, resistance to the destructive effects of its environment. Recently, absorption of vitamin C has been significantly improved, including by developing special "conductors" - molecules similar to liposomes, which deliver the active form of the vitamin to the skin.
Active vitamin C has several important properties necessary for lost elasticity, tired and dull skin. It is a powerful antioxidant that protects against damage by free radicals. This function is especially useful for people living in large cities, where a huge amount of extremely harmful particles is released under the influence of air pollutants.
It also improves the formation of proteoglycans and collagen in tissues - the type of proteins that are responsible for elasticity and elasticity (their gradual decrease with age promotes the formation of wrinkles). Improving the synthesis of collagen (with vitamin C) also affects the state of brittle and tearing blood vessels. This is especially important for skin prone to redness, as well as for all skin types in people over 30 years of age, as a violation of skin microcirculation is one of the reasons for accelerated aging.
Vitamin C plays an important role in the development of the energy factor in the course of many important metabolic processes of the skin. The fastest and most impressive effect of cosmetics with vitamin C is immediate improvement in skin color. The skin becomes smooth and fresh.
Cosmetic companies offer products with vitamin C in the form of lotions, creams, masks (for home use and used in beauty salons). It also offers a special "treatment" for sensitive and demanding skin with different levels of vitamin C. This vitamin is also good because it does not cause irritation, it is easily digested and does not disintegrate under the influence of time, temperature or interaction with water.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E has also undergone changes in the modern technology of vitamin supplementation. Recently it has become much more stable, better absorbed and works better than in the cosmetics of the "older" generation. In the composition of cosmetics, vitamin E is even more effective than conventional pharmaceutical capsules for swallowing. However, pay attention to its contents. With a low content of vitamin E, cosmetics are practically useless. In addition, this vitamin is absorbed only together with fats, which must necessarily be in the composition of the drug. Fats also in this case act as antioxidants. However, a high content of vitamin E (about 2%) allows him to profitably influence the skin and act like a real "vitamin of youth." It is worth noting that all the positive effects of vitamin E on the skin have not yet been studied. The most important result of its application is an increase in the elasticity of the skin. It is achieved in a very short time and lasts for a long time. This vitamin is used not only in cosmetology, but also in dermatology, as an additive to medicines.
Often, cosmetics are produced, in which a combination of vitamins C and E. is used. This combination is especially useful, since together these vitamins are perfectly absorbed and complement each other's action. Repeatedly clinically confirmed very good synergistic properties of their functioning, even in such an artificial system as a cosmetic emulsion.
Vitamin K
The news in the modern cosmetics market is creams with vitamin K. This vitamin is not in itself an opening, it has been known for many years for its useful properties. Simply put, it is a factor in proper blood clotting. Vitamin K is the first remedy for the healing of injuries associated with disruption of the continuity of blood vessels and in general for any problems with blood vessels.
As a result of research in recent years, however, it has been found that vitamin K can be active not only in the liver, but also in the skin. Scientists managed to develop a new route of transdermal administration of the drug, which is still used in the treatment of superficial hemorrhages on the skin, bruises and vascular asterisks. A special and stable formula of vitamin K is well tolerated by the skin and quickly absorbed by it. In this form, vitamin K activates the processes associated with blood clotting. Significantly accelerates absorption by the skin after trauma and hemorrhage, and also reduces the tendency to the formation of bruises under the eyes. This contributes to the rapid rehabilitation of the body with facial skin surgery and plastic surgery. Edema and bruises after the operation quickly pass, they become lighter and less painful. This vitamin also prepares the skin for treatment, since its early application reduces its absorption time.
Vitamin K improves skin tone, eliminates dilated blood vessels and pigmented spots. It brightens the skin, damaged as a result of intense sun exposure and environmental pollution. Also vitamin K is suitable for skin care of elderly people with altered blood vessels and a high propensity to form strokes and minor bruises. In the market of cosmetics for the skin, prone to reddening and the formation of vascular asterisks, vitamin K is the absolute favorite.
Vitamins in cosmetics - the principle of action
Vitamin C is used in tonics, creams, masks and special cosmetics for skin regeneration. Vitamin C and E (together) are used mainly in daytime creams. Using cosmetics with vitamin C restores the skin, returning it smoothness and fresh appearance. The high content of vitamin E (about 2%) in cosmetic products guarantees their beneficial effect on the skin. Vitamin K nourishes the skin, prone to reddening and minor bruises.
In the case of vitamin C, everything is not so simple. This vitamin is extremely difficult to keep in the composition of finished products. It disintegrates at the slightest external influences, and has not reached its final destination. Just as we lose it during cooking, it also gets lost in the making of cosmetics. Air and light inactivate vitamin C. In addition, being a component insoluble in fats, it is very difficult to penetrate the skin. Huge achievements in the field of modern technologies for the use of vitamins in cosmetics have solved these problems. The output was found in the form of a "coalition" of vitamins C and E. Both of these vitamins work, complementing each other's action. That is why they are so necessary for the skin. To explain this metaphorically, we can say that vitamin E, getting on the cell membranes of skin cells, exposes a massive attack of free radicals, which attack all living tissues. After such a struggle, the skin requires regeneration, since free radicals oxidize it, making it weak and lifeless. The role of the regenerator, restoring the skin, is exactly what vitamin C. After special treatment, vitamin E can actively work again. So together they make our skin not only beautiful, but also healthy, free from harmful radicals and environmental influences.
Healthy, young skin protects itself from the oxidative process of free radicals, thanks to the system of interaction of vitamins C and E. Unfortunately, with age, this mechanism starts to flounder. To restore these losses and protect cells from damage to the environment, a lot of creams (mostly diurnal) are supplemented with a vitamin K protection system. Vitamin K has been used for many years in medicine. Until recently, it was administered only in cases of severe infections, in order to accelerate the healing of the skin after trauma, as well as after surgical and plastic surgeries. This was the only way to mark this, because it was believed that this vitamin can only activate in the liver. Now a new method of synthesizing vitamin K has allowed to expand its use in cosmetology.